Advisory body recommends 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose for some immunocompromised Canadians – CBC

No decision reached yet on additional shots for broader population

Sep 10, 2021

Canada’s national advisory body on vaccines now recommends giving third doses of COVID-19 vaccines to certain immunocompromised individuals, but still hasn’t reached a decision on whether to provide additional shots to the broader population.

Released on Friday, the new recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) stipulate that moderately to severely immunocompromised Canadians should be vaccinated with a primary series of three doses of an authorized mRNA-based vaccine, which includes those from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

For those who’ve already had a two-dose series, NACI recommends providing a third dose, ideally of an mRNA vaccine — but the committee stressed this should not be considered a “booster.”

Dr. Shelley Deeks, NACI’s chair, explained in a statement that the goal is providing an extra shot to people who “may have somewhat lower responses to their first vaccinations.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/third-covid-vaccine-dose-guidance-1.6171144